Forest Fresh | Triclosan Soap while Breastfeeding

Breast milk is superior in nutrition, It provides resistance against infections and allergies, It is naturally sterile. Despite all the advantages of breastfeeding some mothers choose to pause the breastfeeding in fear of harmful effects of medicines passing in breast milk. Are you wondering about breastfeeding and using Forest Fresh | Triclosan Soap ? Know what is Forest Fresh | Triclosan Soap and how it can affect your breast milk and whether Forest Fresh | Triclosan Soap is safe for your kid or not.

What is Forest Fresh | Triclosan Soap used for?

SECTION Antiseptic handwash for handwashing to decrease baceria on the skin.

Brief: OTC - PURPOSE SECTION Antiseptic handwash

I am breastfeeding mother and I am using Forest Fresh | Triclosan Soap. Can it have any bad effect on my kid? Shall I search for better alternative?

As Forest Fresh | Triclosan Soap is made of only Triclosan, and Triclosan is unsafe to use in breastfeeding we can safely reach on conclusion that Forest Fresh | Triclosan Soap is also unsafe to use while breastfeeding. Below is detailed analysis of Triclosan and Forest Fresh | Triclosan Soap during location. We recommend you to go through provided detailed analysis as below take decision accordingly. We also recommend you talk to your health care provider before making final decision.

Triclosan and Breastfeeding

Unsafe

Triclosan is used in a variety of common household products, including soaps, mouthwashes, dish detergents, toothpastes, deodorants, and hand sanitizers. It is also used in health care settings in surgical scrubs and personnel hand washes. Triclosan has been found in human serum, urine, and breast milk. Triclosan is capable of impacting microbiome diversity of infants. As not much study has been done hence its recommended to avoid this product in breastfeeding.

Note: Study and data for external use only

Warning: Tropical usage in breast area shall be avoided to prevent the Triclosan passing orally in Infants.

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If you observer abnormal behavior or any other health issue in infant then you should immediately call 911 or contact other contact other emergency service provider in your area otherwise closely monitor the baby and inform your doctor about your Forest Fresh | Triclosan Soap usage and time interval of breastfeeding.

If your doctor knows that you are breastfeeding mother and still prescribes Forest Fresh | Triclosan Soap then there must be good reason for that as Forest Fresh | Triclosan Soap is considered unsafe, It usually happens when doctor finds that overall advantage of taking outweighs the overall risk.

Yes, Extra monitoring is required if mother is using Forest Fresh | Triclosan Soap and breastfeeding as it is considered unsafe for baby.

US
National Womens Health and Breastfeeding Helpline: 800-994-9662 (TDD 888-220-5446) 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday

UK
National Breastfeeding Helpline: 0300-100-0212 9.30am to 9.30pm, daily
Association of Breastfeeding Mothers: 0300-330-5453
La Leche League: 0345-120-2918
The Breastfeeding Network supporter line in Bengali and Sylheti: 0300-456-2421
National Childbirth Trust (NCT): 0300-330-0700

Australia
National Breastfeeding Helpline: 1800-686-268 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Canada
Telehealth Ontario for breastfeeding: 1-866-797-0000 24 hours a day, 7 days a week